Some reports of the authorities suggest about 32% of people in south-eastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan of Iran are completely illiterate. If we count the number of literate who got only primary or middle classes; the rate of illiteracy goes up more.

The eminent Sunni scholar, Shaikh-ul-Islam Mawlana Abdol-Hameed traveled to Khash district, 170 km of Zahedan, on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 to meet residents of the district and their scholars. In the trip, he visited some seminaries and grand mosques of the Sunni community.

Note: The outstanding religious Sunni leader, Shaikh-ul-Islam Mawlana Abdol-Hameed Ismaeelzahi, made a trip in the early days of December 2012 to the southern regions of the Iranian Baluchistan. Two parts of the report of Shaikh’s journey have been published in his website lately. The following is the last part of the itinerary:

The outstanding Islamic scholar, Shaikh Abdol-Hameed Ismaeelzahi, along with his comrades left “Kahir” to “Souru” on Sunday, 2nd December, where they took part in graduation ceremony of the memorizers (Hoffadh) and graduate students of Zarrabad.

Chairman of the Coordination Council of Sunni Seminaries of Sistan-Baluchistan, Shaikh Abdol-Hameed Ismaeelzahi, along with a group of Islamic scholars and social elders of Zahedan traveled to costal city of Chabahar on Friday, 30th Nov. 2012.

Teachers of Qur’anic schools and Islamic scholars of Sistan-Baluchistan’s remote areas gathered in Darululoom Zahedan, Iran, to share their views on Wednesday, 14th Nov. 2012.

Teachers of Qur’anic schools and Islamic scholars of Sistan-Baluchistan’s remote areas gathered in Darululoom Zahedan, Iran, to share their views on Wednesday, 14th Nov. 2012.

Teachers of Qur’anic schools and Islamic scholars of Sistan-Baluchistan’s remote areas gathered in Darululoom Zahedan, Iran, to share their views on Wednesday, 14th Nov. 2012.

A meeting for new Sunni students of Zahedan’s universities was held in Darululoom Zahedan in presence of about 800 male and female students.

A meeting for new Sunni students of Zahedan’s universities was held in Darululoom Zahedan in presence of about 800 male and female students.